For the past five days, eight jurors, one judge and a handful of reporters in a California courtroom have listened to a couple of dozen lawyers argue over hundreds of millions of dollars that Samsung might owe to Apple for infringing its patents.

The jury trial is a cornerstone of the justice system in many countries and most people’s access to the process has typically been through the daily dispatches of reporters. These days—at least in the Northern District of California—those reporters are often allowed to use laptops and access the Internet. And that means they can tweet.

Here’s a look at some of the highs and lows of the trial as told through those tweets.

On numbers

There are a lot of dollars at stake and that means a lot of talk about money. Sometimes the testimony got deep in the weeds. On Friday, as most of nearby San Francisco was absorbed with a little boy having his Batman dream come true, there was a plea from the courtroom for help.

@inafried - 15 Nov - Dear #SFBatKid when you are done saving SF, swing by San Jose. Dozens being held hostage in court listening to mind-numbing accounting talk

@sharatibken - 18 Nov - Sad that the most interesting part of #icourt today is the guy whose phone keeps making noise/talking to him.

@SFjlove - 18 Nov - That moment when the door swings open and everyone begins to rise for Judge Koh.. Only to find it is her smiling young clerk.

On technology

Despite the technology at the center of the case, the courtroom was a low-tech affair. To help with their math, the jury requested calculators and Judge Koh displayed them in court on Tuesday morning. “Any objections?” she asked. It wasn’t a joke. Apple’s attorneys asked for the brand name. Perhaps they were guarding against Samsung calculators.